Time for the annual Portuguese wine tasting ... and once again they show that Port is not all they've got - below some pictures of the best bottles and, in some cases, best values you're bound to find ...
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| Quinta ds Apegadas 2009 Apegadas D60 lovely chocolate and spice with good red and black fruit (****+) |
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| Quinta ds Apegadas 2009 Velha (#314435) fruit forward and great spice - pleasant palate (*** 1/2+) |
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| Esporao 2010 Red Reserve (#606590) full fruit, spice and herbal notes good ageworthiness - new label every year (****) |
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| Churchill's Estates 2009 Grande Reserva red and black fruit with hints of smooth chocolate (****) |
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| Churchill's 2005 Late Bottled Vintage stellar (**** 1/2) |
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| Catedral 2008 Reserve Dao Red (#219816) dark fruit and licorice notes (*** 1/2+) |
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| Topazio 2009 Douro Red (#324566) chocolate, dark berries, rich and succulent really juicy - should be in LCBO within 60 days (****+) |
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| Sogevinus 2010 Veedha Douro (#255851) juicy dark berries and red berries, nice and easy on the palate still great value ... nice tannin structure (****) |
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| Dacosta 10 Year Old Port (Tawny) nice marmalade and dried cherry (****) |
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| Burmester 2007 Late Bottled Vintage spicy anddark of fruit - delicious coming soon to Vintages (****+) |
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| Taylor Fladgate 2007 Late Bottled Vintage Port (#46946) sweet cherry, chocolate with good spice on the finish this is stunningly good for under $20 (**** 1/2) |
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| Quartetto 2010 (#253880) nice red berries and subtle spice - but the berries stand out (****) |
Ramos Pinto 2010 Duas Quintas (#399893) - generous fruit, good sipper that's light on the palate. (*** 1/2)
Alianca 2011 Terra Boa (#590364) - smooth and easy almost sexy. (*** 1/2)
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